Building an Engaging Collaborative Classroom

Participants in this course will examine collaborative, engaged, cooperative learning—a significant shift away from the typical teacher-centered classroom. Participants will learn how developing a classroom culture of trust, safety, challenge, and joy can foster engaged and effective learning. Research suggests that effective communication and collaboration are essential to becoming a successful learner. Participants will learn how to develop classroom learning experiences around students’ constructing knowledge and engaging in action together. Techniques to develop intrinsic motivation that leads to student engagement and achievement will be researched. Foundational work in this course will include the research and use of collaborative learning, engaged learning, and cooperative learning models. Participants will synthesize these paradigms and create applications for implementation into their own classrooms.

Global Goals of the Course

To examine seminal and current research in the area of best practice instruction (NBPTS 3,4)

To develop an understanding of the need for collaborative and engaged learning in today’s classroom (NBPTS 1,3,4)

To analyze current instructional practices in order to infuse more collaborative and engaged practices to better support student learning (NBPTS 1,3,4)

To explore possible applications for student-centered instruction in the classroom (NBPTS 1,2,3,4)

To synthesize best practice research and classroom applications (NBPTS 2,3,4)

08/31/20
- 09/27/20
Online

Site based courses are delivered on site in certain locations during a specific date range with
a live instructor.

The course was great! The information was on point and the instructor was very supportive throughout the class.

Darek Radziszewski - River Forest, IL

I loved the enthusiasm the instructor brought to class every day, the overall course content, and the relevant assignments.

Max Zbilut - Kenosah, WI

The professor was very knowledgeable and helpful about the content area and had so many great ideas that I plan on using with my class this year and beyond. I was surprised at how many resources there are for outdoor education and how beneficial it is to kids.

Lori Chandler - Buffalo Grove, IL

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